Argument by Advocate Genera

The Election Commission is regulated in the discharge of its functions by law in every manner. The matters relating to the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioner have been settled by the decision of this Court in T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner of India v. Union of India and others8. It is pointed out that the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election 8 (1995) 4 SCC 611 22 Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991 (hereinafter referred to as, ‘the 1991 Act) does not deal with the process of selection and all the details that may be connected to it.